Combination-tool.



0. N. PLANTE.

COMBINATION TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.'4,1915.

WH'neooe/o Q 11. %J/ z u OLIVER N. PLANTE, F LOWVILLE, NEW YORK.

' COMBINATION-TOOL.

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fipeciflcation of Letters Patent.

Patented June il, T9T5.

Application filed. February 4, 1915. Serial No. 6,045.

To all whom it'mag concern:

Be it known that T, OLIVER N. PLANTE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lowville, in the county of Lewis and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination-Tools; and Tdo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact"descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This lnvention relates to new and useful improvements in compound toolsand especially in the provision of a tool having a handle to which isfixeda can opening blade, the shank portion of which serves as a springfor holding tools carried by the handle in different positions for useand nonuse.

The present invention comprises various details of construction,combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fullydescribed, shown in the accom-'- anying drawings and then specificallydeed in the appended claims.

I illustrate'my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure1 is aside elevation showing the tools folded. ig. 2 is a similar viewof the reverse side 0 the device. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is adetail perspective View of apart of the invention, and Fig. 6 is adetail view in elevation of the can opener end of the tool.

Reference nowbeing had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a handle, made referably of a strap of metal of any suitab eshape, preferably as shown in the drawings, and B is a can opening bladewhich. is riveted to one end of the holder and has abeveled cutting edgeB and a laterally extending portion B forming a means for removing a capfrom a bottle. The rear end, designated by letter B? of the can opener,is resilient and engages shoulders F and I formed respectively on thebosses F and H which are journaled upon the tack claw F and theboss H anintegral screw driver H, said resilient end B of the can opener servinto hold said tackclaw and screw driver ol'ded in the shape shown pin E.The boss F has-an integral respectively therein and designed to beengaged by the resilient end B of the can opener and is provided alsowith a cam pro- I jection R, serving as a means, when coming in contactwith the resilient end of the can 0 ener, to cause the same to be thrownout 0 the notch to allow the cork screw to turn upon its pivot. It willbe noted upon reference to Fig. 4 that the cork screw is held in aclosed relation between the sides of the handle by the adjacent end ofthe can opener engaging the notch O and, when the cork screw is open,the adjacent end of the cork screw will engage the notch P.

Upon reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings, showing the reverse side ofthe tool from that shown in Fig. 1, it will be noted that a notch orshoulder F is formed in the boss F which is engaged by the resilient endB of the canopener to lock and hold the tack claw open for use and thata similar notch K, shown in Fig. 2, is formed in the boss of the screwdriver H and serves as means for receiving the resilient end of the canopener to hold the screw driver open or in the position shown in Fig. 1of the drawings.

U on reference to Fig. 6 of the drawings, it. Wlll be noted that arecess B is formed in a projection integral with one end of the handleand the end of said projection is inclined as at B and serves as a meansto en-.

gage the edge of a can while being opened by the cutting blade.

U on reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings,

it will-be noted'that one edge of the handle is recessed, the ends ofthe recesses 'terminatmg 1n shoulders A ,and A upon one side, and A andA upon the other side of the longitudinal center, said recesses beingadapted to receive respectively the screw driver and the tack claw whenthrown 'to positions shown in dotted 'l'ines'to brace the same againstlateral movement, while the bosses which are integral with the tools aresecurely held by the resilient end of the can opener.

In operation, when it is desired to use either the screw driver or thetack claw, either may be swung out to the position shown in dotted linesin Figs. 1 and 2, the resilient end of the canopener yielding to allowthe tools to swing and holding the same in their adjusted positions. Aswinging movement of the cork screw may also be effected to cause thesame to be held either in a'closed or in an operative position, the

camvupon the cork screw serving to throw the resilient end of the canopener out of the notches. When the tools within the handle are not inuse, they will be held by. the resilient end of the can opener in thespace between the sides of the handle.

WhatI claim to be new is 1. In combination with a handle made up of astrap of ironbent inoblong form an having a solid projecting portion atone end thereof, said handle having a recess in the edge thereof and theprojection provided with a shoulder forming one wall of the recess, apin mounted in the o posite walls of the handle, a tool having a oss atits inner end pivotally mounted upon said pin and adapted to swing intosa1d recess and engage the shoulder formed upon said roection, and meansfor holding the too in said recess.

2. In combination with a handle made up of a strap of iron bent inoblong form and having a solid projecting portion at one end I thereof,said handle having a recess in the edge'thereof and the projectionprovided with a shoulder forming one wall of the recess, a resilientmember fastened to sa1d projection, a pin mounted in-the opposite wallsof the handle, a. tool having a'boss at its thereof, said handle havinginner end pivotally mounted upon said pin and ada ted to swing into saidrecess and engage t e shoulder formed upon said projection the inner endof said resilient member being ada ted to engage the shoulder of theboss to old the tool insaid recess.

3. In combination with a handle made up of a strap of iron bent inoblong form and having a solid projecting portion at one end a recess inthe edge thereof and the pro ection provided with shouders forming wallscooperatin with the recess, a resilient member fastene to saidprojection, a pin mountedein the opposite walls of the handle, carryingtools each having a boss at its inner end pivotally mounted upon saidpin and adapted to swing into said recess and engage the shoulder formedupon said projection, the inner end of said resilient member beingadapted to engage the shoulder of the boss to hold the tool 1n saidrecess, and means u on said pin for throwing the resilient en of saidmember out of said notch when it is desired to swing the tools into thespace between the walls of the handle.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

OLIVER N. PLANTE.

